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Gen. Zinni Predicts U.S. Troops Will Stay in Iraq For 5-10 Years

HeadlineOct 08, 2004

One of the chief military critics of the invasion of Iraq, retired General Anthony Zinni, yesterday predicted that U.S. will be forced to remain in Iraq for another 5 to 10 years. Zinni said, “we can’t afford failure.” He also agreed with the former head of the occupation Paul Bremer that the U.S. never had enough on the troops in Iraq. Zinni said, “I think we are still paying the price.”

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